All Costs, fees and funding articles – Page 61
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Law Report
Employment tribunal fees
Fees imposed in respect of proceedings in employment tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal were ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court, both at common law and under European Union law.
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Opinion
J-Day has come – More fixed and capped costs are here to stay
Jackson review entrenches fixed costs, but it is not as bad as feared.
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News
Solicitors relieved as Jackson rows back from one-size-fits-all costs
Civil costs proposals include new intermediate track for claims up to £100,000 - and new rules for judicial review cases.
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News
Update on clinical negligence fixed costs: No update
Still no decision on whether to press on with fixed costs for claims against the NHS.
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News
'Evasive' firm reported to police over uninstructed PI claim
Defendant says judgment is a lesson to firms turning a blind eye to fraudulent practices.
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News
MoD intent on keeping combat claims out of court
Labour accuses government of abandoning its duty of care to service personnel wounded in combat.
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Opinion
Our courts are in profit, so when do we see the benefit?
The trouble with turning justice into a commodity is you raise customer expectations.
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News
HMCTS turns in £100m civil justice 'surplus' as fees add up
Government starting to reap the rewards of fees and charges in civil courts.
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News
Claimant legal costs edge towards £500m for NHS
Annual report shows number of clinical negligence claims falling by 2.5%.
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News
Public considers barristers 'too expensive' for family advice, regulator finds
Just one in ten family law clients choose to go directly to a barrister for advice, partly due to a widespread belief that barristers charge more than solicitors.
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News
Defendant denied costs after filing budget one day late
Judge admits decision was ’perhaps on the tougher end of the spectrum’.
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News
LAA to review 30-minute online application allowance
Public Law Project says it is not possible to make a CCMS application in half an hour.
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News
Claimant entitled to shifted costs against compensatory body
Cases across the country had been stayed for an outcome in Howe v Motor Insurers’ Bureau.
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News
Law centre calls for levy on corporate law firms
Greater Manchester Law Centre says it needs more than words and encouragement.
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News
Court cautious on £1.1m costs in Cliff Richard case
Judge at costs management conference says there is insufficient information to make meaningful intervention.
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News
Fixed costs plea to stem bout of holiday sickness claims
Government confirms it is in talks to 'identify the most appropriate and effective response'.
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News
No indemnity costs for late acceptance of offer, court rules
Judgment takes on contentious issue of costs for late acceptance of offers in road traffic accident protocol cases.
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News
SRA backs compulsory publication of prices
Regulator U-turns in response to recommendations of competition watchdog.
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News
Government seeks to cut costs of immigration litigation work
Annual report hails efforts by Home Office, Government Legal Department and HMCTS.
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Opinion
Budgeting: do we now have all the answers?
Ruling in Harrison provides some welcome certainty - but only some.